Trend estimates: Short-term visitor arrivals during July 2012 (501,800 movements) decreased 0.2% compared with June 2012 (502,600 movements). This followed monthly decreases of 0.04% in May 2012 and 0.1% in June 2012. The current trend estimate for arrivals is 2.4% higher than in July 2011.

Seasonally adjusted estimates: During July 2012, short-term visitor arrivals (495,400 movements) recorded a decrease of 2.9% compared with June 2012 (510,100 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 1.8% in May 2012 and an increase of 2.7% in June 2012.

Original estimates: There were 500,700 short-term visitor arrivals to Australia in July 2012.

SHORT-TERM RESIDENT DEPARTURES FROM AUSTRALIA

Trend estimates: Short-term resident departures during July 2012 (690,100 movements) increased 0.4% compared with June 2012 (687,100 movements). This followed monthly increases of 0.7% in May 2012 and 0.6% in June 2012. The current trend estimate for departures is 4.9% higher than in July 2011.

Seasonally adjusted estimates: During July 2012, short-term resident departures (687,700 movements) decreased 0.5% compared with June 2012 (690,800 movements). This followed monthly increases of 0.7% in May 2012 and 1.1% in June 2012.

Original estimates: There were 689,600 short-term resident departures from Australia during July 2012.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE

Release Date

August 2012

9 October 2012

September 2012

6 November 2012

October 2012

5 December 2012

November 2012

14 January 2013

December 2012

6 February 2013

January 2013

7 March 2013

DATA NOTES

This publication contains overseas movement data which should not be interpreted as 'persons'. See paragraph 5 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.

The statistics in this publication have been rounded to the nearest 100 for short-term movements and to the nearest 10 for permanent and long-term movements. As a result, sums of the components may not add exactly to totals. Analysis featured in this publication is based on unrounded data. Calculations made on rounded data may differ to those published.

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.

FUTURE REVISIONS

May and June 2012 arrivals and departures data will be revised in the August issue of Overseas Arrivals and Departures. Investigations by the ABS and DIAC uncovered a processing lag in passenger cards, in particular from Australian sea ports. The data for May and June 2012 will be reprocessed in time for inclusion in next month's issue.

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